Patents by Inventor Shintaro Kusaka
Shintaro Kusaka has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9955689Abstract: The present invention provides a method for promoting plant growth, which comprises treating a plant with at least one compound selected from a group consisting of a compound represented by the following Formula (1): and an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, provided that a method for promoting plant growth which comprises treating plants with a compound corresponding to any one of the following (1) to (5) and an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof is excluded: (1) 4-(Trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid, (2) 5-(Trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid, (3) 6-(Trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid, (4) 7-(Trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid, and (5) Benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2013Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Fujio Mukumoto, Hiroaki Tamaki, Shintaro Kusaka, Mitsuhiko Iwakoshi
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Patent number: 9894901Abstract: The present invention provides a method for promoting plant growth, which comprises treating a plant with a compound represented by the following Formula (1): provided that a method for promoting plant growth which comprises treating plants with a compound corresponding to any one of the following (1) to (8) is excluded: (1) Methyl 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, (2) Methyl 5-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, (3) Methyl 6-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, (4) Methyl 7-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, (5) Ethyl 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, (6) Ethyl 5-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, (7) Ethyl 6-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, and (8) Ethyl 7-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2013Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Fujio Mukumoto, Hiroaki Tamaki, Shintaro Kusaka, Mitsuhiko Iwakoshi
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Patent number: 9872493Abstract: The present invention provides a method for promoting plant growth, which comprises treating a plant with a compound represented by the following Formula (1): provided that a method for promoting plant growth which comprises treating plants with a compound corresponding to the following (1) or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof are excluded, (1) benzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxylic acid. The method set forth in one of the above, the plant being soybeans. The method set forth in one of the above, the plant being cotton. A plant seed resulting from treatment with the compound of claim 1 containing an effective quantity of the compound indicated in formula (1). A composition for promoting plant growth and containing an inert component and the compound indicated in formula (1).Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2013Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Fujio Mukumoto, Hiroaki Tamaki, Shintaro Kusaka, Mitsuhiko Iwakoshi
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Patent number: 9232792Abstract: Disclosed is a method for promoting the growth of a plant, comprising treating the plant with an effective amount of a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein any one of R1, R2, R3 and R4 represents a trifluoromethyl group, and the others represent a hydrogen atom, or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2012Date of Patent: January 12, 2016Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Fujio Mukumoto, Hiroaki Tamaki, Mitsuhiko Iwakoshi, Shintaro Kusaka
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Publication number: 20150305332Abstract: The present invention provides a method for promoting plant growth, which comprises treating a plant with a compound represented by the following Formula (1): provided that a method for promoting plant growth which comprises treating plants with a compound corresponding to the following (1) or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof are excluded, (1) benzo[b]thiophene-3-carboxylic acid. The method set forth in one of the above, the plant being soybeans. The method set forth in one of the above, the plant being cotton. A plant seed resulting from treatment with the compound of claim 1 containing an effective quantity of the compound indicated in formula (1). A composition for promoting plant growth and containing an inert component and the compound indicated in formula (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2013Publication date: October 29, 2015Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Fujio MUKUMOTO, Hiroaki TAMAKI, Shintaro KUSAKA, Mitsuhiko IWAKOSHI
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Publication number: 20150289506Abstract: The present invention provides a method for promoting plant growth, which comprises treating a plant with at least one compound selected from a group consisting of a compound represented by the following Formula (1): and an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, provided that a method for promoting plant growth which comprises treating plants with a compound corresponding to any one of the following (1) to (5) and an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof is excluded: (1) 4-(Trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid, (2) 5-(Trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid, (3) 6-(Trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid, (4) 7-(Trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid, and (5) Benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylic acid.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2013Publication date: October 15, 2015Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Fujio Mukumoto, Hiroaki Tamaki, Shintaro Kusaka, Mitsuhiko Iwakoshi
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Publication number: 20150289512Abstract: The present invention provides a method for promoting plant growth, which comprises treating a plant with at least one compound represented by the following Formula (1) The compounds indicated by formula (1) are used to promote the growth of plants. A plant seed resulting from treating with the compound represented by formula (1) and comprising an effective quantity of the compound represented by formula (1). A composition for promoting plant growth comprising the compound represented by formula (1) and an inactive ingredient.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2013Publication date: October 15, 2015Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Fujio Mukumoto, Hiroaki Tamaki, Shintaro Kusaka, Mitsuhiko Iwakoshi
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Publication number: 20150282482Abstract: The present invention provides a method for promoting plant growth, which comprises treating a plant with a compound represented by the following Formula (1): provided that a method for promoting plant growth which comprises treating plants with a compound corresponding to any one of the following (1) to (8) is excluded: (1) Methyl 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, (2) Methyl 5-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, (3) Methyl 6-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, (4) Methyl 7-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, (5) Ethyl 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, (6) Ethyl 5-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, (7) Ethyl 6-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate, and (8) Ethyl 7-(trifluoromethyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxylate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2013Publication date: October 8, 2015Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Fujio Mukumoto, Hiroaki Tamaki, Shintaro Kusaka, Mitsuhiko Iwakoshi
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Patent number: 9119396Abstract: Disclosed is a method for promoting the growth of a plant, comprising treating the plant with an effective amount of a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein any one of R1, R2, R3 and R4 represents a trifluoromethyl group, the others represent a hydrogen atom, and R5 represents a methyl group or an ethyl group.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2012Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Fujio Mukumoto, Hiroaki Tamaki, Mitsuhiko Iwakoshi, Shintaro Kusaka
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Publication number: 20140121113Abstract: Disclosed is a method for promoting the growth of a plant, comprising treating the plant with an effective amount of a compound represented by the following formula (1): wherein any one of R1, R2, R3 and R4 represents a trifluoromethyl group, the others represent a hydrogen atom, and R5 represents a methyl group or an ethyl group.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2012Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Fujio Mukumoto, Hiroaki Tamaki, Mitsuhiko Iwakoshi, Shintaro Kusaka
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Publication number: 20140031233Abstract: Disclosed is a method for promoting the growth of a plant, comprising treating the plant with an effective amount of a compound represented by the following formula (1):, wherein any one of R1, R2, R3 and R4 represents a trifluoromethyl group, and the others represent a hydrogen atom, or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Applicant: SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Fujio Mukumoto, Hiroaki Tamaki, Mitsuhiko Iwakoshi, Shintaro Kusaka
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Patent number: 8431738Abstract: Disclosed is the method for producing an optically active BSH amino acid, which comprises a step of reacting an optically active a-amino acid derivative having a halogen in a side chain with a cyanoethyl BSH compound represented by formula (1). An optically active BSH amino acid obtained by the method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2009Date of Patent: April 30, 2013Assignee: Stella Pharma CorporationInventors: Mitsunori Kirihata, Tomoyuki Asano, Kohki Uehara, Yoshihide Hattori, Shintaro Kusaka
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Publication number: 20110124914Abstract: Disclosed is the method for producing an optically active BSH amino acid, which comprises a step of reacting an optically active a-amino acid derivative having a halogen in a side chain with a cyanoethyl BSH compound represented by formula (1). An optically active BSH amino acid obtained by the method is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2009Publication date: May 26, 2011Applicant: STELLA PHARMA CORPORATIONInventors: Mitsunori Kirihata, Tomoyuki Asano, Kohki Uehara, Yoshihide Hattori, Shintaro Kusaka